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Cupertino’s Memorial Park: for the uncertain slacker

  • Memorial Park in Cupertino
  • April 17, 2012
Cupertino has three landmarks that define its culture: De Anza College, Apple headquarters, and Whole Foods, and each feeds the other.If I had to...
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Spring fun in San Jose and the Bay Area

Spring has never been more beautiful in San Jose. A little bit yearly but yet gorgeous, it is a great time to get out and embrace the beauty of...
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Fantastic Parks and Museums in Seattle

Seattle, Washington has over 400 parks that are situated on 6,300 acres of land. They are all great and you are sure to find one that pleases you....
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Take a hike at Santa Clara's Ulistac Natural Area

Hidden in Santa Clara, CA along the Guadalupe River is Audubon Society's Ulistac Natural Area. At 41 acres, it’s not quite as big as...
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Sunnyvale Baylands Park: down on the levee

  • Sunnyvale Baylands Park
  • February 23, 2011
It’s all finally coming together. From the Alviso slough through the Palo Alto wetlands, you can now bike or hike from park to park.The...
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The Sunnyvale Lawn Bowling Club: Hey you, get onto my lawn!

  • lawn bowling
  • January 30, 2011
A sign of a great sport is that even if you don’t know the rules, you want to step onto the field and join in anyways. For me, that now has...
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Alviso Marina Park: Happy trails to you

Alviso’s Marina Park is one of those little “everything-I-want-in-a-single-place” places.Here’s what it has going for it...
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Shoup Park in Los Altos gets you back to basics

  • Shoup Park
  • October 22, 2010
Lots of midsize parks are purpose-built, with committees going over designs, and hiring architects to place whatever materials are suitable for...
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Shoreline Park in Mountain View: the paths to happiness

  • Shoreline Park
  • October 14, 2010
Shoreline Park is a helluva dump. As I mentioned in an earlier article, in 1983 the city of Mountain View converted 750 acres of landfill and...
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Rengstorff House, the oldest home in Mountain View

Mountain View is a city of renovation. They took a downtown that was taking a downturn in the late 80’s and completely revitalized Castro...
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